Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Andrew Orak, a Correctional Police Officer at the Middlesex County Department of Corrections, was terminated in 2024. The agency reported that Orak was apprehended for shoplifting on six separate occasions, was found guilty in municipal court, fined, ordered to pay restitution, and banned from 37 retail establishments. Orak resigned not in good standing prior to a departmental disciplinary hearing, and the separation occurred while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges included standard of conduct, neglect of duty, and insubordination.
Withholding information or providing false information
Reports and Booking
Supporting the laws
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Synopsis as reported by the agency
CPO A. Orak was apprehended for shoplifting on six (6) separate occasions. CPO A. Orak was found guilty in municipal court, fined, ordered to pay restitution, and banned from 37 retail establishments. CPO A. Orak resigned not in good standing prior a departmental disciplinary hearing.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
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Sustained charge(s): Incompetency, Inefficiency or failure to perform duties, Neglect of Duty, Withholding information or giving false information
same agency · same year · similar charge category
Shane Carle · Clinton Township Police Department · 2024
TerminatedSeparated while IA pending
Sustained charge(s): General Responsibilities, Performance of Duties, Neglect of Duty, Rules and Regulations, BWC, Operation of Motor Vehicle, Community…
same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Shane Carle · Clinton Township Police Department · 2024
TerminatedSeparated while IA pending
Sustained charge(s): General Responsibilities, Performance of Duties, Neglect of Duty, Rules and Regulations, BWC, Operation of Motor Vehicle, Community…
same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): Incompetency, Inefficiency, or failure to perform duties. Neglect of duty.
same agency · similar charge category
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Andrew Orak's major discipline record?
Andrew Orak, a Correctional Police Officer at the Middlesex County Department of Corrections, was terminated in 2024. The agency reported that Orak was apprehended for shoplifting on six separate occasions, was found guilty in municipal court, fined, ordered to pay restitution, and banned from 37 retail establishments. Orak resigned not in good standing prior to a departmental disciplinary hearing, and the separation occurred while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges included standard of conduct, neglect of duty, and insubordination.
What is Andrew Orak's major discipline record at Middlesex County Corrections?
Andrew Orak has one major discipline record at Middlesex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Andrew Orak's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Andrew Orak's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How does Middlesex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Middlesex County Corrections in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Andrew Orak individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1176. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩